Semele
2021•2h 27m•Released
MusicDrama
Mythology goes to church in New Zealand Opera's unique, site-specific staging of Handel's baroque masterpiece. This sensual story explores a love triangle between Jupiter, King of the Gods, his wife, the goddess Juno, and his lover, the mortal but overly ambitious princess Semele. This engrossing film of an in-the-round live performance showcases Handel's exquisitely lyrical music and presents a powerful story of ambition that is as relevant today as it was when written nearly three centuries ago.
Director
Rebecca Tansley
Studio
Greenstone TV
Cast
Emma Pearson
Semele
Amitai Pati
Jupiter/Apollo
Sarah Castle
Juno/Ino
Paul Whelan
Cadmus/Somnus
Stephen Diaz
Athamas
Chelsea Dolman
Iris
Sashe Angelovski
Priest
Production
Company
Greenstone TV
Company
New Zealand Opera
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